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	Comments on: 1992: The future of computers per Bill Gates	</title>
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		By: grumpypilgrim		</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[When I clicked the link, it said a transcript of the interview is not available, so I&#039;ll comment without having the benefit of the article.

Gates was never an especially good forecaster.  Micro$oft didn&#039;t make its money by being innovative, it made its money by being a &#039;fast follower&#039; -- basically stealing successful ideas from other companies (Apple) and then using its dominant market position (and proprietary operating system) to hijack profits.  Even today Gates is still not a forward thinker.  On an interview on Charley Rose this week, Gates showed himself to be a perfect example of someone who owns a hammer and, therefore, believes the world is nothing but a box of nails.  He spoke at length about how the world will need software and how Micro$oft is a great software company, but it&#039;s already playing catch-up to companies like Apple and Samsung (and Google, and Amazon, and....), and those companies are not looking back.  Even open-source products are gaining market share on Micro$oft, not just in operating systems (Linux) but office apps as well (OpenOffice).]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When I clicked the link, it said a transcript of the interview is not available, so I&#8217;ll comment without having the benefit of the article.</p>
<p>Gates was never an especially good forecaster.  Micro$oft didn&#8217;t make its money by being innovative, it made its money by being a &#8216;fast follower&#8217; &#8212; basically stealing successful ideas from other companies (Apple) and then using its dominant market position (and proprietary operating system) to hijack profits.  Even today Gates is still not a forward thinker.  On an interview on Charley Rose this week, Gates showed himself to be a perfect example of someone who owns a hammer and, therefore, believes the world is nothing but a box of nails.  He spoke at length about how the world will need software and how Micro$oft is a great software company, but it&#8217;s already playing catch-up to companies like Apple and Samsung (and Google, and Amazon, and&#8230;.), and those companies are not looking back.  Even open-source products are gaining market share on Micro$oft, not just in operating systems (Linux) but office apps as well (OpenOffice).</p>
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